All of us at 11:FS send our love and support to all of our friends in Los Angeles who have been affected by the wildfires.

On this week's Fintech Insider News, host David M. Brear is joined by a great panel of experts as we take a closer look at the most interesting stories from the past week in fintech and financial services.

This week, we're looking at: the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and their impact on financial services, as well as what fintech can do to help in the future; Freetrade being sold for a "disappointing" £160 million; the expansion of a Blackstone-backed wealth management firm catering to India’s affluent, with the opening of a new office in Dubai; a partnership between leading payment orchestration platform Yuno and PayPal; and the UK innovation ecosystem reaching a combined enterprise value of $1.2 trillion in 2024.

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Stories covered on the podcast:

California wildfires expected to speed digital payout adoption for insurance industry

Freetrade: IG Swoops for trading app

Blackstone backed wealth manager for India’s rich opens in Dubai

Yuno and PayPal team up to simplify digital payments for merchants

UK innovation economy worth a combined £1.2 trillion - HSBC Innovation Banking release their 2025 forward look Innovation Report

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